Close Brothers Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed)

Off time: 19:05 | Winning time: 4m 7.2s

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Gauloise²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| OR: 138| D

7/4

Useful hurdler. 5/1, good ½-length second of 12 to Skyace in Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Novices' Hurdle Championship Final at Fairyhouse (20f) 25 days ago. She may yet do better still.

Form: 1-11302

Bigbadandbeautiful³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: Mrs D Foster| D

9/1

Very useful bumper/Flat winner who had much more in hand than the margins suggest when landing a mares' maiden hurdle at Navan (2m) in March. Possesses scope for plenty of improvement.

Form: 2/1114-1

Global Equity^b1¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 125| D

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler. 1/3, didn't need to be at best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Limerick (19.2f, soft) 10 days ago, driven out. Blinkers on 1st time but this is tougher.

Form: 222651

Hook Up^t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| OR: 133| D

9/2

Fairly useful hurdler who landed a Fairyhouse maiden (2m) in November. Largely consistent since, third in a Grade 1 at aforementioned venue 25 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 0-12403

Magic Daze⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 135| D

2/1

Promising individual. 22/1, 5½ lengths second of 15 to Telmesomethinggirl in Dawn Run Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f) 42 days ago. Type to do better still and one for the shortlist.

Form: 1312

The West Awaits²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: W P Mullins| D

20/1

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. Off the mark with ease over hurwinning 16-runner novice hurdle at Cork (19f) 25 days ago, easily. Trainer going well. Should have more to offer.

Form: 261-41

Highstreet Roller^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney| OR: 106| C

80/1

Fair hurdler. Very good third of 16 in novice hurdle (11/4) at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Expected to find a few too good here.

Form: 01-0453

Forecasts

Gauloise (7/4), Magic Daze (2/1), Hook Up (9/2), Bigbadandbeautiful (9/1), Global Equity (11/1), The West Awaits (20/1), Highstreet Roller (80/1)

A winner of a mares' maiden at Clonmel in January, MAGIC DAZE produced a career-best display when runner-up to stablemate Telmesomethinggirl in the mares' novice hurdle at Cheltenham in March, her inexperience still in evidence at times. There's more to come from Henry de Bromhead's mare and she can come out on top, possibly at the chief expense of Gauloise and Bigbadandbeautiful.